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Iowa

B10 · 1954 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
683–557–34
0.549 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1900
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 29
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa head-to-head · History & Eras

1954 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB103–6W 14–10
6Week 6 · Oct 5Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY3–6W 48–6
7Week 7 · Oct 12Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB106–3L 13–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–0L 14–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–6W 27–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–2W 13–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–3–1W 25–14
12Week 12 · Nov 16Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–2L 20–22
13Week 13 · Nov 23Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 18–34

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.305
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-6+21
  • Wisconsin +7
  • Purdue +5
  • Michigan State +3
  • Montana +3
  • Indiana +3
  • Ohio State 0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Minnesota -2
  • Michigan -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.556 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W12#31W13#31W14#31Regular Season Final#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+42
-1
-6
+13
+6
+11
-2
-16

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#701949#871950#901951#981952#281953

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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